Capo First Fret
Key of F

[Verse 1]
             
A child arrive

           
d just the oth

er day
             
He came to the

              
 world in the 


usual way
              
But there were

             
 planes to cat

       
ch and bills t

o pay
             
  He learned t

              
o walk while I

 
 was away
             
And he was tal

            
kin 'fore I kn

         
ew it and as h

      
e grew he'd sa

y
       
I'm gonna be l

    
ike you, dad
             
You know I'm g

         
onna be like y

ou

[Chorus]
             
And the cats i

              
n the cradle a

       
nd the silver 

spoon
             
Little boy blu

           
e and the man 

in the moon
             
When you comin

              
g home Dad, I 


don't know whe

n
             
But we'll get 

           
together then
             
You know we'll

          
 have a good t

ime then.

[Verse 2]
             
My son turned 

             
ten just the o

ther day
             
He said thanks

              
 for the ball 

       
dad, c'mon let

's play
             
Can you teach 

              
me to throw, I

       
 said "not tod

ay;  
             
I got a lot to

              
 do", he said 

 
"that's okay"
             
And he, he wal

          
ked away but h

           
is smile never

           
 dimmed, he sa

                                    
id
        
"I'm gonna be 

#    
like him, yeah
             
You know I'm g

         
onna be like h

im"

[Chorus]
             
And the cats i

              
n the cradle a

       
nd the silver 

spoon
             
Little boy blu

           
e and the man 

in the moon
             
When you comin

              
' home Dad, I 


don't know whe

n
             
but we'll get 

     
together then
             
you know we'll

              
 have a good t

    
ime then.

[Verse 3]
             
Well, he came 

              
home college j

        
ust the other 

day
             
So much like a

             
 man, I just h

ad to say
             
"Son I'm proud

              
 of you, can y

   
ou sit for a w

hile?"
             
He shook his h

            
ead and he sai

d with a smile
             
"What I'd real

          
ly like Dad is

           
 to borrow the

  
 car keys.
       
  See you late

         
r, can I have 

them please?"

[Chorus]
             
And the cats i

              
n the cradle a

       
nd the silver 

spoon
             
Little boy blu

           
e and the man 

in the moon
             
When you comin

              
' home son, I 


don't know whe

n
             
We'll get toge

     
ther then Dad
             
You know we'll

              
 have a good t

    
ime then.

[Interlude]
            

[Bridge]
             
I've long sinc

              
e retired, my 

 
son's moved aw

ay
             
I called him u

    
p just the oth

er day
             
I said "I'd li

              
ke to see you 

     
if you don't m

ind"
             
He said "I'd l

            
ove to dad if 

I could find t

he time"
             
You see, my ne

             
w job's a hass

/          
le and the kid

/         
's have the fl

u
           
But it's sure 

          
nice talkin' t

  
o you dad
           
It's been sure

            
 nice talkin' 

 
to you
             
And as I hung 

          
up the phone i

          
t occurred to 

/
me
        
He'd grown up 

#         
just like me
         
My boy was jus

       
t like me

[Chorus]
             
And the cats i

              
n the cradle a

       
nd the silver 

spoon
             
Little boy blu

           
e and the man 

in the moon
             
When you comin

              
' home son, I 


don't know whe

n
             
We'll get toge

     
ther then Dad
             
You know we'll

              
 have a good t

    
ime then.